My sources tell me that Kelly Pavlik will be fighting Ray Joval on HBO, January 27th. It will be signed very soon and Boxrec has it listed, although not the most reliable site. But like I said I have sources close to Kelly that say it is very close to being signed and unless Joval backs out, it will be signed.

Is this fight a good enough step up for the Pavlik nay-sayers? What are your thoughts??